diff --git a/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml b/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml
index fafe82fd18..c731a60266 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/arm-packager.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@
 
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
 
   handlers:
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml b/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
index 7a34c2ca84..6cfb5d0c43 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/arm-qa.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@
 
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
 
   handlers: